Amos WATKINS^[1]

1790 - 1816  (25 years)

• Name	Amos WATKINS
  Birth	22 Sep 1790	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	16 Feb 1811	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [4]
  	Disowned by Quakers
  	"Amos, a member of the Seacock Particular meeting, disowned for non-attendance [at meetings] and overlooking slaves." Apparently, contrary to Quaker beliefs and actions of others, Amos had not freed his slaves.
  Death	1816	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Died intestate.
  Person ID	I128	Watkins
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	James WATKINS, II,   b. 1744, Albemarle Parish Church, Surry County, Virginia, British America d. 11 Oct 1799, Sussex County, Virginia, United States (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Anne WHITE,   b. 14 Jan 1754, Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Johnson County, North Carolina, United States
  Marriage Banns	21 Oct 1770	Surry County, Virginia, British America   [6, 7, 8]
  	Address: Blackwater Meeting
  	"At a monthly meeting held at Blackwater Surry County the 21st of the 10th month 1770 James Watkins and Ann White Declared their intetions of marriage with each the the first time. Lucy Baily and Elizabeth Bailey are appointed to inquire into Anne White's clearness in relation to marriage and make a report to the next meeting."
  Marriage Banns	17 Nov 1770	Burleigh, Prince George, Virginia, British America   [9]
  	"At a monthly meeting held at Burleigh in Prince George County the 17th 11th month 1770, James Watkins and Ann [sic] White declared their intentions of marriage the second time and all things appearing clear they are at liberty to consummate their marriage agreeable with the rules of the society. Guy Bailey and Elizabeth Bailey are appointed to attend their marriage for good order and make report to next meeting. No further business the meeting adjourns till the next in course at Blackwater."
  Marriage	15 Dec 1770	Sussex County, Virginia, British America   [10]
  	"At a meeting held at Black Water, Surry County the 15th of the 12th month 1770 one of the Friends appointed to attend the marriage of James Watkins and Ann [sic] White reported that it was 'decently accomplished' -- no further business the meeting adjourns till the next in course at Burleigh." ------------------------------------------------------
  Misc-Fam	15 Dec 1770	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [11]
  	'James reported [at the Blackwater Monthly Meeting] married to Ann White.' ------------------------------------------------------
  Residence	2 Jun 1790	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [12]
  	When Richmond was invaded, Virginia census records were destroyed. An attempt has been made to recreate the census by the use of tax records.
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patsy HART,   b. 1794, King and Queen County, Virginia, United States d. 1 Jul 1884, King and Queen County, Virginia, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1812	Sussex County, Virginia, United States   [3, 13, 14]
  Children	1. Obediah Thomas WATKINS,   b. 1814, Sussex County, Virginia, United States d. 1854, Powhatan County, Virginia, United States (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Documents

  James and Anne White Watkins in Quaker Records This document contains copies of the original handwritten Quaker records listing the birth of the ten children of James and Anne White Watkins of Sussex County, Virginia.

  
  

  Histories

  WATKINS - The Petition of Amos and Patsey Hart Watkins When Patsey's parents died intestate, she and her husband had to petition the court to have Henry Hart's property sold at auction so that the proceeds could be divided among his heirs.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Imported GEDCOM file. [S27] Watkins family genealogy. [S127] James C. Watkins. [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 143. [S24] Miscellaneous, Letter from Sussex County, Virginia Clerk of Courts, dated 29 Jun 2009. [S211] Watkins, Early Quakers of Sussex County, Virginia. Indiana DAR GRC report: s1 v963: Watkins, early Quakers of Sussex County, Virginia by Sarah E. Eppard [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 124 Blackwater Monthly Meeting. [S24] Miscellaneous, Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Records, Sussex (Surry) Blackwater & Upper MM Page 64 of 118. [S86] ua, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Virginia, Sussex, Blackwater and Upper Meetings Minutes 1752-1775, Page 88. [S86] ua, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Virginia, Sussex, Blackwater and Upper Meetings Minutes 1752-1775, Page 89. [S358] Hinshaw, Volume VI, Page 119 Blackwater Monthly Meeting. [S207] 1790 Virginia Tax Record. [S108] Barbara Watkins Blanco. [S9] 1930 United States Census.